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Publication No. 267 December 31, 2009Kevin H. McGonigalWater Quality Program Specialist
Printed on recycled paper
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This report is prepared in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,Bureau of Water Quality Protection, Division of Conservation Districts and Nutrient Management, under
Grant CB-97315904.
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USQUEHANNA
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OMMISSION
Paul O. Swartz, Executive Director
James M. Tierney, N.Y. CommissionerKenneth P. Lynch, N.Y. AlternatePeter Freehafer, N.Y. AlternateJohn Hanger, Pa. CommissionerJohn T. Hines, Pa. AlternateSusan K. Weaver, Pa. AlternateCathleen Curran Myers, Pa. AlternateAndrew Zemba, Pa. AlternatePam Bishop, Pa. AdvisorDr. Robert M. Summers, Md. CommissionerHerbert Sachs, Md. Alternate/AdvisorColonel Peter A. DeLuca, U.S. CommissionerColonel David E. Anderson, U.S. AlternateLloyd Caldwell, U.S. AdvisorAmy M. Guise, U.S. Advisor
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission was created as an independent agency by a federal-interstatecompact* among the states of Maryland and New York, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and thefederal government. In creating the Commission, the Congress and state legislatures formally recognizedthe water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin as a regional asset vested with local, state, andnational interests for which all the parties share responsibility. As the single federal-interstate waterresources agency with basinwide authority, the Commission's goal is to coordinate the planning,conservation, management, utilization, development, and control of basin water resources among thepublic and private sectors.
*Statutory Citations: Federal - Pub. L. 91-575, 84 Stat. 1509 (December 1970); Maryland - Natural Resources Sec. 8-301(Michie 1974); New York - ECL Sec. 21-1301 (McKinney 1973); and Pennsylvania - 32 P.S. 820.1 (Supp. 1976).
This report is available on our web site (www.srbc.net) by selecting Public Information/Technical Reports. For aCD or hard copy, contact the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, Pa. 17102-2391, Phone: (717) 238-0423, Fax: (717) 238-2436, E-mail:srbc@srbc.net.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT.....................................................................................................................................1INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2Purpose of Report...................................................................................................................2DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN...................................................2NUTRIENT MONITORING SITES.............................................................................................4SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS..............................................................................5PRECIPITATION............................................................................................................................7WATER DISCHARGE..................................................................................................................82008 NUTRIENT AND SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT LOADS AND YIELDS.......................102008 SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR ALL SITES.....................................................................10COMPARISON OF THE 2008 LOADS AND YIELDS OF TOTAL NITROGEN,TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, AND SUSPENDED SEDIMENT WITH THE BASELINES.......24DISCHARGE, NUTRIENT, AND SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT TRENDS..................................26DISCUSSION................................................................................................................................30REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................33
FIGURES
Figure 1. The Susquehanna River Basin, Subbasins, and Population Centers...........................3Figure 2. Locations of Sampling Sites Within the Susquehanna River Basin...........................6Figure 3. Discharge Ratios for Long-term Sites, Susquehanna Mainstem Sites (A) andTributaries (B).............................................................................................................9
TABLES
Table 1. 2000 Land Use Percentages for the Susquehanna River Basin and SelectedTributaries...................................................................................................................4Table 2. Data Collection Sites and Their Drainage Areas........................................................5Table 3. Water Quality Parameters, Laboratory Methods, and Detection Limits....................7Table 4. Summary of Annual Precipitation for Selected Areas in the Susquehanna RiverBasin, Calendar Year 2008.........................................................................................8Table 5. Annual Water Discharge, Calendar Year 2008...........................................................9Table 6. List of Analyzed Parameters, Abbreviations, and STORET Codes.........................11Table 7. Annual Water Discharges, Annual Loads, Yields, and Average Concentration of Total Nitrogen, Calendar Year 2008.........................................................................11Table 8. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of Total Phosphorus,Calendar Year 2008..................................................................................................11Table 9. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of Total SuspendedSediment, Calendar Year 2008.................................................................................12Table 10. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of Total Ammonia,Calendar Year 2008..................................................................................................12Table 11. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of Total NOx Nitrogen,Calendar Year 2008..................................................................................................12Table 12. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of Total OrganicNitrogen, Calendar Year 2008..................................................................................12Table 13. Annual Water Discharges and Annual Loads and Yields of DissolvedPhosphorus, Calendar Year 2008..............................................................................13
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